Kentucky judge starts in to clean up feud district
Manchester May 1 Feudists in Clay County join with civil authorities to clean up Mill Creek after Circuit Judge Hiram J. Johnson issued warrants for 200 residents over 12. Johnson seeks order to stop lawlessness, aiming to arrest all adults over 12 if needed. Tim and Geo Philpott and the Ponder brothers are among the posse. Deputy sheriffs report moonshining and ambush attacks as the drive unfolds.
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Manchester
Clay County
Mill Creek
Hiram J. Johnson
Mountain Territory
Johnson
Kentucky
John Taylor
Pitt Stivers
Mr. Stivers
D. W. White
Robert Hacker
Mill Creek Neighborhood Rifles Searched Under Rant
A historical account notes a leader issuing wholesale war warrants directing searches of every dwelling and outbuilding in the Mill Creek neighborhood and seizing high powered rifles and pistols for court custody.
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Mill Creek
Tuberculosis Yields To Care And Good Food
Mature adults recall tuberculosis as a mysterious plague. Modern medicine built resistance though no cure existed. Death rates fell from 182 to 111 per 100000 between 1900 and 1919 in the U S. The Metropolitan Life Insurance study shows a 40 percent death-rate reduction among 15 million policyholders due to visiting nurse work and health literature. Such results illustrate community potential.
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United States
Lee K. Frankel
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Canada
Frankel
Kentucky Town Club Meeting Opens March Session
Mrs Kern, home demonstration agent, met with the ladies of the Kentucky town in early March to discuss planned activities and community projects. The group reviewed upcoming demonstrations and shared ideas for local improvements.
Self Help Club Forms Dresses and Sets Biweekly Meet
In Mrs. F T Harris home the Self Help Club organized with officers including president Mrs F T Harris and vice president Miss Relda Chumbley. A dress form was built and more are planned. Future meetings with Mrs W C Caylor and Mrs Stepp set on alternate weeks. A July 4 picnic was planned and programs mapped through that date.
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F. T. Harris
Relda Chumbley
FE. O. Young
J. P. Darwin
W. C. Caylor
Stepp
Mesdames Low
Lonnie Darwin Jr
E. O. Young
W. KE. Hardcastle
Post Office Building From 1761 Being Torn Down
San Antonio Texas May 2 a long time veteran of the city the first post office building on Dwyer avenue is being leveled to widen the street. Built in 1761 it was confiscated in 1814 for a prison and served as the first San Antonio post office in 1849 workers knock down the stone walls as front rooms are cut off for road expansion in a continuing city program.
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San Antonio
Texas
First Post Office
Dwyer Avenue
Addressing mail without street numbers delays delivery
The Dead Letter Office recalls Ben Franklin era when vague addresses like Atlantic Coast or Ezekiel Smithers triggered hunts. Today, the Post Office urges including street numbers and complete addresses to ensure timely delivery and help Uncle Sam locate recipients.
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Ben Franklin
Ezekiel Smithers
Atlantic Coast
Ben
Zeke
Tinited 4 Addressing State Names in Postal Instructions
The note stresses spelling out state names in full to avoid postal errors when recipients share town names like Trinidad in different states. It emphasizes clarity for clerks determining whether the address refers to Trinidad California or Trinidad Colorado.
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Trinidad
California
Trinidad, Colorado
Postmasters Shaped by Fragile Leadership Role
In President Harding's first message to Congress the idea is echoed that postmasters oversee local branches of the world’s largest business, underscoring the managerial burden and high expectations placed on postal service heads.
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Harding
Congress
Postal Improvement Week Starts May First To Sixth
A call to tidy rural mail facilities urges farmers and carriers to present neater post boxes and shared spaces. The message suggests that orderly improvements will attract visitors and potential benefits, inviting participation during the May 1 to May 6 period.
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Farmer
Stranger
Humanizing the Postal Service Motto by Hubert Work
Postmaster General Hubert Work emphasizes that every worker matters and cooperation is essential. He argues duties are accommodations for neighbors and friends, not merely tasks for an absentee employer.
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Hubert Work
Piles Cured Fast With PAZO OINTMENT Guarantee
Piles cured in 6 to 14 days with PAZO OINTMENT. druggists refund if it fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application relieves itching and may improve sleep. Also note: price up and shoe repair by Bob Beasley offering guaranteed satisfaction.
The True Measure Of Man Is His Home Life
A speaker asserts that a man’s character is judged by his home, not public image. If his children greet him warmly and his wife smiles at his return, he is true gold, regardless of religion or reputation. Even a publicly corrupt or hypocritical figure can be better than the man who hides moral rot at home.
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Love
Correct English Authority Exponent of English
Josephine Turck Baker, renowned editor and founder, held authority on English for 22 years. Her longstanding influence shaped standards and training in linguistic clarity and rhetoric.
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Josephine Turck Baker
Hayes Healing Honey Open-Trate Salve Combo Ends Cough
The advert promotes Hayes Healing Honey to stop a cough by healing throat irritation, bundled with Grove's Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat care for cold or croup. The combination claims quick relief through throat healing and skin absorption, priced at 35 cents.
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Hayes
Grove
Brann's Iconoclast Quote Highlights Moral Courage
A Brann's iconoclast passage extolls a man who chooses truth over cruelty, preferring to rouse men from oath than to provoke women’s tears. It contrasts bold honesty with fear and disdain, praising restraint and moral defiance in leadership and personal conduct.
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Sears Auto CO
John Smith
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
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Tinited
Bob Beasley
Monthly Magazine
Correct English Publishing Co
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Brann
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Eagle Pencil Company
Ode Crowell, the Drayman
Lively
Hudson, Davis & Company
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